Kitchenhand to stand trial over boss's murder

Updated
Tue 30 Oct 2007, 2:42 PM AEDT

A 32-year-old kitchenhand will stand trial for the stabbing murder of a Sydney restaurant owner, after he allegedly told police he thought his boss was having an affair with his girlfriend and he was being secretly filmed for a TV show.

Forty-three-year-old Mario Aquaro was stabbed in the neck nine times at his pizza restaurant at Crows Nest in northern Sydney in January.

A former employee, kitchenhand Gordon Szeto, is accused of his murder.

In documents tendered to Central Local Court, it is alleged Szeto told police he believed his former boss and other male staff were having sexual relations with his girlfriend.

It is also alleged he said he thought he was being secretly filmed by a reality television show.

Mr Szeto has been refused bail and will stand trial in the Supreme Court on a date to be fixed.